Steam-applying device



/Iarch 17, 1931.

s. A. GOTT ET AL 1,795,866

STEAM APPLYI NG DEVICE Filed Dec. 17, 1925Q A TTOR NE YS.

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' Our invention relates to improvements in derstood that various cha es or modicasteam-applying devices, and it consists of the tions may be made within e scope of the combinations, constructions and arrangeappended claims .without departing from the ,ments hereinafter describedand claimed. spirit of the invention.l

p An object of our inventionis to provide Incarrying out our invention, we provide a device. for applying superheateddry steam an iron A that isdividedv interiorly into a to the surface of dress materials and the like water-reservoir compartment B, and a steamfor improving the texture and general ap-A retaining compartment C, the two compartpearance ofthe same,as for instance, for raisments being interconnected by means of a lo ing the nap of velvet and similar materials, coil D, which is so arranged as to encircle a 00 for removing wrinkles 4from various mateheating element E. f y rials, restoring the crinkle in chitfonmateeferrin now to Figure 1, it will be noted rial, for glazing furs, treating beadeddresses that a cylin rical housing 1 extends along the and other pur ses. q

u More speci cally, we propose to arrange a is held in spaced relation with the side walls heating element in an inclosed container of 2 of the container by spiders 3 and 4. @ne water, conveying the steam that is formed end of the housing is threaded into a wall 5 therefrom to a superheating coil, and subseas at 6, the op osite end thereofbeing supquently discharging the dry steam onto the ported by a wa l 7. A packing gland 7 presurface of the texture. A vents the liquid in the reservoir from leaking 70 A further object of our invention resides between the wall 7 and the housing 1. The in providing a device of the type described housing opens into the compartment C and which is simple in construction, durable and may be considered as a section of the same eicient for the ur ose intended. extendinginto compartment B.

The long-esta lis ed method of pressing In order that the water in the container B fabrics consists primarily of dampening the may be changed to steam, we have disposed surface of the fabric with water in any suita heating element interiorly ofthe housing able manner and later passing a pressing iron 1, and preferably extending the entire length thereover. Continual application of such a thereof. It is apparent that this particular 3omethod will ultimately resultinflattening the construction will present a relatively large 80 nap, which normally produces an undesir-4 heating surface, and will, therefore, develop able glossy appearance. the maximum efficiency for the heat units In order to overcome this objectionable consumed.

' feature of pressing, we ropose to hang the For the purpose of heating the element E,

5 textures in a substantially vertical posltion, we have operatively connected the element to 85 and then pass our device over the surface contact terminals 8, which are adapted to be thereof, which will materially aid in renewreceived in corresponding recesses that are. ing the texture. formed in a standard electric plug, not shown.

Our invention is illustrated inthe accom- It is thus apparent that as long as the heatpanying drawing, forming a part of this aping element continues to function, steam will plication, in which be produced from the water surroundin the Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of our housing, the steam in turn entering the for-'- device; ward portion B of compartment B by way Figure 2 is a top plan view of Fi re 1; of an aperture 9..

45 Figure 3 is a vertical end elevation of the We now have the steam in the forward por- -95 device; and tion of compartment B, but it contains a rela- Figure 4 is a transverse section taken on tively` high percentage of moisture which line of Figure 1. would lbe injurious to fabric if contacted Whlle We'have shown only the preferred therewith in this form.. We have readily form of our invention, we wish it to be unovercome this objection by conveying the this medium, the steam is superheated before p it is discharged from the end 11 of the coil into the compartment C.-

As a means of caution, we have placed a 'safety valve12 in the upper wall of the comartment B through which an excess amount of steam may escape should the developed pressure lbe relatively high. While this valve may be of any suitable construction, we refer to use that type of valve in which a all 13 is urged into contact withthe valve seat 14 by a spring 15. A

Figure 2 discloses the shape of the forward portion of the iron as having two op ositely disposed walls 16 and 17 that gradua y converge into a common point 18.

The bottom 19 of the compartment C is inclined upwardly at a slight angle with respect to a horizontal plane which passes through the lon 'tudinal axis of the heating element. A fabric member 20 is secured around the bottom 19 by means of a cord 21, the fabric entirely surrounding the opening 22 that .is formed in the bottom 19 of the iron. This fabric serves to 'sperse the steam evenly over the texture with which it contacts.

' only A handle 23 is secured to 24 which extend into threaded recesses 25. The iron may be readily and conveniently moved from place to place by the handle in the customary manner,

The compartment B may be filled from time to time through a passageway 26 that is normally closed by= a removable cap 27, see Figures 2 |and B.

From the. foregoing description of the various parts of the device= the operation there'- of may be readily un erstood. Assuming that the reservoir is properly filled with water, the heating element E is then rendered active by connecting the terminals 8 to a source of current. When in use the device is held in a substantially upright position and the steam that accumulates above the surface of the water rises into the forward section B' of the compartment B, then passes through the super-heating coil D and is linally discharged into the compartment C. The steam is then forced through the fabric20, and may thus contact with any texture that is arranged in close proximity with the bottom 19 of the iron. v

It should be noted that our device may not be used for the treatment'of dress materials but will be found advantageous'in the treatment of furniture, millinery, drapes and other materials. The steam is applied while the material is suspended and in many cases it will be found feasible to apply the steam while the dressis being worn.

We claim:

'1. A steam applying iron having a large the iron by bolts discharge o the iron, means within the iron the water into steam and means within the spaced from th and la cloth v:stretched for admitting li uid into or c anging thereacross, means iron for super-heating the steam and means associated therewith super-heated steam through the cloth.

2. A steam applying iron substantially cylindrical rear portion and a widened front portion` with a slanting -bottom tormedwith a large discharge opening and a cloth stretched across the opening, apartition running substantially parallel to the slanting bottom and having a hub disposed axially of the cylindrical portion, a tube extending through the rear end of the iron and threaded into the hub and communicating with the front compartment, the tube being e cylindrical portion so as to be entirely surrounded thereby, a *heating unit extending through the tube and avsuperheating coil surrounding the heating unit and having with thev front end lof the rear compartment audits discharge end with-the front comartment.

3. A steam applying iron having a water for .discharging the its receiving end communicating comprising a compartment and a steamV compartment, with a section of the latter compartment projecting into the former, a heating unit in sai section for converting the water into steam,

a coil surrounding'the heating unit and interconnecting the two compartments so as to allow steam -to pass therethrough from the water compartment to the steam compartment and to be superheated therein, and means for discharging the superheated steam from the latter compartment.

4. A steam applying iron having a water compartment and a steam compartment, with a section of the latter compartment projecting centrally into'the former so as to be surrounded by water on all sides, a heatingunit in said sectionfor steam, a coilsurrounding the heating unit and interconnecting the two compartments so as to allow steam to pass therethrough from the water com artment to the steam compartment and to e superheated therein,

and means for discharging the superheated.

steam from the latter compartment.

5. A steam applying iron having a cylindrical water compartment and a steam compartment forming a longitudinal extension thereof, a tube extending axially through the converting the water into water 'compartment and opening into the steam compartment, a heating unit in said tube for converting the water into steam, a.

6. A'steam e; ying' device comp a body portionoidgbodyportionbeingdivi ed interiorly into two compartments, one of said means for admittin? a 1iqu1d thereinto, an a. hetin element or changlng the liquid to steam, e other coni- L pertment bein formed with an opening 1n the side wall ereof, a. fabric disposed over said opening and s coil connecting the two compartments, the coil being arranged in heat exchange relation to the heating element for superhea the steam.

' S ARN OL GQTT.

FOSTER G. DYER. 

